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Hollandtsche Mercurius : behelzende het ghedenckweerdighste in Christenrijck voor-ghevallen, binnen 't gantsche jaer ..

Publication date: 1650

Topics: History -- Periodicals, History, Modern -- 17th century -- Periodicals, Dutch -- America -- History -- Periodicals, Dutch, History, History, Modern, Netherlandish colonies, Netherlands -- History -- 1648-1714 -- Periodicals, Europe -- History -- 1648-1789 -- Periodicals, Netherlands -- Colonies -- America -- History -- Periodicals, America, Europe, Netherlands

Publisher: Tot Haerlem : Gedruckt by Pieter Casteleyn, boeckdrucker op het zandt, in de Goude Keyzers Kroon

Collection: getty; americana

Contributor: Getty Research Institute

Language: Dutch

Volume: v.30-33 (1679-1682)

41 v. : 18-20 cm (4to)

Most commonly cited under modern spelling: Hollandse Mercurius

Title has many spelling variations. Hollantsche Mercurius: 3. deel (1652, "vierden druck," 1660), 19. deel (1668)-20. deel (1669); Hollantze Mercurius, 4. deel (1653, 1662 printing), 6. deel (1655, 1661 ed.), 14. deel (1663)-15. deel (1664), 22. deel (1671 tot 1672); Den Hollantse Merkurius: 5. deel (1654); Hollantse Mercurius: 6. deel (1655, 1656 ed.), 29. deel (1678)-30. deel (1679); Hollantse Merkurius: 7. deel (1656); Hollandtse Mercurius: 8. deel (1657), 11. deel (1660); Hollandtze Mercurius: 16. deel (1665)-18. deel (1667), 24. deel (1673 tot 1674)-27. deel (1676 tot 1677); Hollandse Mercurius, 23. deel (1672 tot 1673)-<37. deel (1686)>

Full title of vol. for 1677: De nieuwe Hollantse Mercurius : verhalende van oorlog en vrede, 't geen in en omtrent de Vereenigde Nederlanden, en by gevolge in geheel Europa, in 't jaer 1677 is voorgevallen

Engraved added title page title has many additional spelling variations. These are variations not already noted above: Hollantze Merkurius, 6. deel (1655); Hollanse Mercurius, 8. deel (1657); Hollantse Merkuris, 9. deel (1658); Hollandtse Marcurius, 13. deel (1662); Hollantse Marcurius, 14. deel (1663); Den Hollandschen Mercurius, 34. deel (1683); Hollandsche Mercurius, 35. deel (1684)

Caption title varies. Running title varies slightly

Subtitle varies

Following the death of Abraham Casteleyn in 1681, his widow Margaretha van Bancken received permission to follow him as "stadsdrukker" and "stadscourantier" and continued publishing Hollandse Mercurius under his name. Cf. Verhoeven & Van der Veen, p. 78-80

Illustrations by Romeyn de Hooghe, Cornelis Bol, Pieter Casteleyn, and Casper Casteleyn. Cf. Verhoeven & Van der Veen. All added title pages for 20. deel-41. deel, except 28. deel (1677, published 1678), by De Hooghe. Cf. Landwehr

Beginning date of publication from added t.p. of vol. for 1650; ending date of publication supplied from Verhoeven & Van der Veen

Engraved added t.p. in each vol.; 4. deel (1653) has woodcut frontispiece instead. Title vignettes; initials; headpieces, tailpieces

Some vols. issued in more than one printing or edition

Description based on vols. assembled from different editions

A copy of 1. deel (1650) held by the University of Amsterdam has variant title page title: Hollandsche Mercurius : behelsende het gedenckseerdigste in Christenrijck voor-gevallen, binnen 't gantsche jaer 1650. Cf. Verhoeven & Van der Veen, p. 34

Description based on: Het eerste deel (1650); title from title page

Latest issue consulted: Het seven-en-dertigste deel (1686)

Addeddate: 2019-01-16 03:12:46

Associated-names: Casteleyn, Pieter, 1618-1676, printer, illustrator; Casteleyn, Abraham, 1628-1681, printer; Bancken, Margaretha van, approximately 1628-approximately 1694, printer; Hooghe, Romeyn de, 1645-1708, illustrator; Bol, Cornelis, ca. 1589-1666, illustrator; Casteleyn, Casper, b. 1625, illustrator; Erven Pieter Casteleyn, printer